Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St William's Shrine
- Barley Hall
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Alcuin of York
- De Grey Rooms
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Teaching the Poor
- Statue of Napoleon
- Sixties York
- York and the Holocaust
- Margaret Clitherow
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Mansion House